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More women in the workplace and working mothers
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More women in non-traditional roles
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Sandra Day O’Connor – first woman on the supreme court
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Sally Ride – first US female astronaut
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Courts helped provide these opportunities

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Need for affordable day care
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Equitable (fair) pay
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Pink collar ghetto – jobs dominated by women; low prestige, low paying jobs (maid, babysitter, receptionist, etc.)
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Glass ceiling – perception that women’s career advancement is not equal to men

CHANGING PATTERNS OF IMMIGRATION

1960s – John F. Kennedy pledged increased support for space program
John Glenn – first American to orbit the earth
Neil Armstrong – first man on the moon (1969)
“that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”

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Cable TV/24-hour news (CNN)
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Personal computers
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Cellular phones
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World Wide Web (www)
All of these improve our ability to communicate and access information!

Better communication/access to global information
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Telecommuting – working from home via computers
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Distance learning – taking classes online
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Growth in white collar (office) careers – computer skills now expected by employers
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Breakthroughs in medical research (Dr. Jonas Salk – Polio vaccine)